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Photo by Nina Leen for LIFE, 1950

lockedvalise — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:08:03 +0100

Photo by Nina Leen for LIFE, 1950

lostsplendor: Cigarette Card Starlets of the Jazz Age via The...

lockedvalise — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:17:07 +0100

lostsplendor:

Cigarette Card Starlets of the Jazz Age via The New York Public Library

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lockedvalise — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:39:36 +0000

“Cendrillon ou la pantoufle merveilleuse” - drawing...

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:57:17 +0000

“Cendrillon ou la pantoufle merveilleuse” - drawing by Georges Méliès (1912)

Collection Cinémathèque française Georges Méliès

Georges Méliès directing...

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:49:26 +0000

Georges Méliès directing “Cendrillon”.

“Cinderella’ is the first of what early cinema historians have termed Féeries (or fairy films), to distinguish them from the generally shorter, less narrative-driven trick films, which Méliès and others also made many of. Central to the fairy film is, of course, the fairy godmother. She (played here, as with other such films, by Méliès’ lover Jeanne d’Alcy) is the magician-director’s surrogate, creating the tricks and manipulating the narrative. Subsequent Méliès Féeries would be more polished and elaborate, including ‘Bluebeard’ (1901), ‘Kingdom of the Fairies’ (1903) and, to an extent, ‘A Trip to the Moon’ (1902), although it doesn’t feature a central fairy godmother. ‘Cinderella’, however, is an important film landmark for getting these story films started.”

(From IMDB: more here)

Jeanne d’Alcy as the Fairy Godmother, and Barral as...

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:39:29 +0000

Jeanne d’Alcy as the Fairy Godmother, and Barral as Cendrillon, in Méliès’ “Cendrillon” (“Cinderella”), 1899

Jehanne d’Alcy, favourite actress & lover of Georges...

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:08:00 +0000

Jehanne d’Alcy, favourite actress & lover of Georges Méliès

Jehanne (Jeanne) d’Alcy in “The Astronomer’s...

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:05:00 +0000

Jehanne (Jeanne) d’Alcy in “The Astronomer’s Dream La Lune a un metre” (Méliès)

“The Astronomers Dream” - directed by Georges Méliès...

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:57:00 +0000

“The Astronomers Dream” - directed by Georges Méliès 1898

“L’homme a la tête en caoutchouc” - directed...

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:55:00 +0000

“L’homme a la tête en caoutchouc” - directed by Georges Méliès (1901)

“Le Voyage dans la lune”, 1902. France. Directed by...

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:51:00 +0000

“Le Voyage dans la lune”, 1902. France. Directed by Georges Méliès.

“Le Voyage dans la lune” (“A Trip to the...

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:49:00 +0000

“Le Voyage dans la lune” (“A Trip to the Moon”). 1902. France. Directed by Georges Méliès.

leakingvalise01: unknown photographer, 1920’s

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:01:16 +0000

leakingvalise01:

unknown photographer, 1920’s

Lon Chaney Sr in “He Who Gets Slapped” (Victor Sjöström, 1924)

lockedvalise — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:45:00 +0000

Lon Chaney Sr in “He Who Gets Slapped” (Victor Sjöström, 1924)

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lockedvalise — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:56:06 +0000

Fun with giant clown’s heads in Downtown Los Angeles, CA -...

lockedvalise — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:04:41 +0100

Fun with giant clown’s heads in Downtown Los Angeles, CA - 1929

Partial reblog from mothgirlwings

Poster for “He Who Gets Slapped” (Victor Sjöström,...

lockedvalise — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:50:03 +0100

Poster for “He Who Gets Slapped” (Victor Sjöström, 1924)

“Stilt Fairies” and “Carousel” by Circus...

lockedvalise — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:50:00 +0100

“Stilt Fairies” and “Carousel” by Circus Contraption; footage from “He Who gets Slapped” (Victor Sjöström, 1924)

Lon Chaney Sr in “He Who Gets Slapped” (Victor...

lockedvalise — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:53:38 +0100

Lon Chaney Sr in “He Who Gets Slapped” (Victor Sjöström, 1924)

Lon Chaney Sr in “London After Midnight”

lockedvalise — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:20:00 +0100

Lon Chaney Sr in “London After Midnight”